Vidya
Balan
reacts
on
Kiara
Advani's
Preeti
character
in
Kabir
Singh
|
FilmiBeat
Shahid
Kapoor-Kiara
Adavani
starrer
'Kabir
Singh' struck
gold
at
the
box
office
and
turned
out
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
of
2019.
However,
there
were
a
section
of
people
including
few
Bollywood
celebrities
who
slammed
this
Hindi
remake
of
'Arjun
Reddy'
for
perceived
promotion
of
toxic
masculinity.
Later,
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga's
interview
with
noted
journalist
Anupama
Chopra
added
more
fuel
to
the
fire
after
he
made
some
controversial
statements
while
defending
his
film.
Recently
during
the
promotions
of
'Mission
Mangal',
Pinkvilla
hosted
a
Q
&
A
session
where
Vidya
Balan
was
asked
questions
by
a
few
leading
ladies
of
Bollywood.
One
amongst
them
was
'Kabir
Singh'
actress
Kiara
Advani
who
asked
Vidya
what
she
thought
of
her
character
Preeti
in
'Kabir
Singh'.
Vidya
Balan
who
is
known
for
playing
some
of
the
most
strongest
female
protagonists
on-screen
had
this
to
say.
Are
You
Listening
Kiara?
The
'Tumhari
Sulu'
actress
began
by
complimenting
Kiara
and
saying,
"She's
so
pretty."
The
Actress
Criticized
This
Thing
About
Kiara's
Character
She
went
on
to
say,
"I
personally
didn't
like
the
fact
that
she
takes
him
back
at
the
end
of
the
film.
But
that's
my
personal
view."
Vidya
Complimented
Kiara
For
This
Reason
"I
called
her
up
and
told
her
she
did
a
great
job.
Especially
for
a
city
bred
independent
girl
who's
not
like
Preeti,
to
play
it
with
so
much
conviction
is
the
best
thing
about
being
an
actor.
Hats
off!",
added
Vidya.
When
Shahid
Broke
His
Silence
On
The
Controversy
Surrounding
His
Role
In
'Kabir
Singh'
Speaking
about
the
violent
behaviour
of
Kabir,
the
actor
told
Bollywood
Hungama
in
an
interview,
"If
Kabir
hadn't
slapped
Preeti
(Kiara's
character),
would
everything
else
that
he
did
be
okay?
Because
he
slapped
the
girl,
you
feel
that
is
unacceptable
and
that
Kabir
Singh
is
an
unacceptable
character.
We
want
you
to
feel
this
is
unacceptable,
his
behaviour
has
gone
beyond
control."